"water injection" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} water injection (uncountable)
  1. (automotive, aviation) The process of squirting a small amount of water, in the form of a fine spray, into the air/fuel mixture going into a gasoline piston engine, in order to cool the engine cylinders, and, thereby, reduce detonation or knocking in high performance engines, especially when using a high compression ratio. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive, Aviation
    Sense id: en-water_injection-en-noun-ia4iPzHO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, automotive, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles
  2. (aviation) The process of squirting water into the combustion chamber of a jet engine to allow it to produce greater thrust, partly from the production of high-pressure steam and partly from the cooling effect of the water allowing the engine to burn a greater quantity of fuel without overheating. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-water_injection-en-noun-qYDDtXMP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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